BETABITE HYDRAULICS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09880358 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-30 | 2023-12-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-30➖BROOKS, Bryce Rowan, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2023-04-12➕ENGLAND, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2022-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-12-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-11-01➕CASH, Russell appointeddirector
- 2018-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-10-01➖FENNON, Sean Mark resigneddirector
- 2015-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BETABITE HYDRAULICS LIMITED
- 2015-11-19➕BROOKS, Bryce Rowan, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2015-11-19➕FENNON, Sean Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Fluidpower Shared Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Fluidpower Shared Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BETABITE HYDRAULICS LIMITED
This company · 09880358
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Fluidpower Shared Services Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 08/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Bollin House
Riverside Business Park
Wilmslow
SK9 1DP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
CASH, Russell→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ENGLAND, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROOKS, Bryce Rowan, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-11-19 · resigned 2023-04-30
FENNON, Sean Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-11-19 · resigned 2018-10-01
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-02